Ford Motor Co. and Shelby Automobiles Inc. will build an additional 746 units of the Shelby GT500KR (King of the Road) Mustang and extend the run into the β09 model year to meet worldwide demand.

The original plan called for the production of 1,000 β08 GT500KR Mustangs, but the response to the car has been βoverwhelming,β says CEO Carroll Shelby.

βIβm glad we can share it with more Mustang enthusiasts,β he says in a statement. βThis car is really special to me and demonstrates that when Shelby Automobiles gets together with Ford SVT and Ford Racing, we can deliver a Mustang that will compete with the best in the world.β

Of the additional 746 units, 571 will be allocated to U.S. customers, thus equaling the 1,571-unit production run of the original β68 Shelby GT500KR.